Content Object Tools

There are a variety of content objects that you can add to your page. Below is a description of the tools contained in the Tools toolbar that create content objects.

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… for creating Text directly on the page or for creating containers for text you have created in another application and which you import from a disk-based file.

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… for creating Buttons which have a standard grey appearance by default but which can be coloured or have graphics overlaid as required.

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… for creating a container for an Image loaded from disk in any of the many formats supported by Opus. (Intended for still images only).

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… for creating a container for a Video or animation file to be displayed in. (Includes animated GIFs.)

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… for creating a Slideshow of disk-based images.

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… for creating page Comments.

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… for creating containers for Disk-based Text you have created in another application and which import from a disk-based file.

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… for creating a Text Input box that allows users to type text directly into your publication.

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… for creating a Frame on the page in which other content objects can be contained.

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… for creating Hotspots on an object on the page, thereby allowing the user to quickly jump to other pages in your publication.

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… for creating a Browser viewport in which live web pages can be displayed within your publication.

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… for creating a QuickTime VR box which provides a live viewport for a QuickTime VR movie.

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… for creating a DocView box which provides a live viewport for any ActiveX document such as a Word document, an Excel spreadsheet or a Power Point publication.

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… for creating a Timeline of actions that will make things happen in sequence within your publication.

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…for creating a List Box of items from which a user can make a selection.


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… for creating a Script Object that allows you write an OpusScript program for the page.

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… for adding a Sound to an object on the page when the user left mouse clicks on the object.